Jamacoaque Pottery Vessel - Seated Nude Male Cacique
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A hand-built pottery figural vessel of a male cacique, a respected village elder, with incised wrinkles across several areas of the face. The vessel body is spherical with a flared rim, and the figure's arms, legs, and phallus project from the exterior surfaces. The head rises from in front of the rim and features a septum ring, a labret piercing, and crescent-shaped eyes. Faint remains of orange pigment are visible across the head and body. Size: 7.5" L x 6.75" W x 7.125" H (19 cm x 17.1 cm x 18.1 cm)
Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired before 1995
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#180482
Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired before 1995
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#180482
Condition
Minor abrasions and nicks, with fading to pigment, and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to figural form, and light remains of orange pigment on face and body.
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Jamacoaque Pottery Vessel - Seated Nude Male Cacique
Estimate $1,500 - $2,250
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